Myanmar junta now publishing lists of wanted journalists
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People queue in front of Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar, 12 April 2021, while they wait to visit inmates ahead of the long holiday stretch for the Myanmar New Year, STR/AFP via Getty Images The military took their crackdown to a new level on 4 April when they began publishing lists of journalists wanted for providing information about the pro-democracy protests, along with well-known figures wanted for publicly voicing support for the protests. At least 19 journalists have been named in the list.
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 19 April 2021.